Dispensing container



P 1932- AxJ. CHAMBERLAIN 1,877,226

' DISPENSING CONTAINER Filed March 1 1951 Patented Sept. 13, 19 32 ALFRED J. CHAMBERLAIN, OF MILWAUKEE WISCONSIN DISPENSING CONTAINER -App1ication filed March 11, 1931. Serial No. 521,664.

Thisinvention relates in general. to containers and more particularly to a dispensing container.

One of the principal objects of the present invention is to provide a container of this character which is so constructed and organized as to facilitate the easy dispensing of the contents thereof into smaller receptacles or into other places While avoiding spilling of the contents being dispensed, the contents,

. cven'when the container is full, being delivered in a well defined stream which clears the edge of the container upon but a slight tipping or'tilting of the container. Along f with these advantages the container, when not actually used for dispensing itscontents, provides, a normal container structure en-. tirely devoid of projections liable to be struck and damaged when the container is being shipped, handled'or stored.

A further object of the invention is to provide a container having these advantages and capacities and which is of simple and 'durable construction, reliable and effective $5 in operation and easy and comparatively inexpensive to manufacture.

In carrying out the present invention the container has its top provided with a portion inclining outwardly and downwardly toward the peripheryv of the container. An outletopening is formed in the incline'dportion and has organized .therewith an outlet fitting equipped with spaced bearings in which a dispensing spout is slidably fitted. The bear ings and .the spout have a common axis which is located at right angles to. theplane of the inclined portion. As a result the spout is inclined with respect to the major portion of the top and as it is slidably fitted in its bearings it may be pushed to retracted posi tion, wherein it is located entirely within the confines of the container structure proper or it may be pulled out to projected or dis-' pensing position wherein its discharge end 14 overlies the periphery of the container there-- by insuring the streamissuing from the discharge end clearing the edge or periphery of the container upon slight tipping thereof.

This latter feature greatlyfacilitates accurate pouringof the contents into smaller reaccurate pouring requires but slight tipping,

handling of the container is facilitated and the container, if heavy, may be rested on its upper edge rather than upon the dispensing spout. It will be understood that the dispensing spout is not as well adapted to take part in the support of the container as the relatively heavy and stronger part of the structure itself. The entire contents of the 6 container may be evenly and smoothly discharged without the contents becoming air bound at any time. e

Other objects and advantages reside in certain novel features of the construction, ar- 55 rangement and combination of parts which will be hereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawing forming apart of this specification, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a container embodying the present invention; Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary view partly in transverse vertical section and partly in elevation and illustrating the u' er portion of the container with which the dispensing means embodying the present inven-- tion is organized; 4 v

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2 but, showlng a different position of the dispensing spout; I

Figure 4; is a fragmentary sectional view on an enlarged scale better illustrating the structure of the outlet fitting in which the dispensg5 ing spout is mounted; and 1 Figure 5 is a view in se( tion taken on line 5-5 of Figure 2. I

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 1 designates generally a container which may be, of any suitable type but which for the purpose of illustration is shown as being of the type usually employed for containing lubricating oil or the like. The body portion of the container is of conventiona-licon ly toward the periphery of the container. An outlet opening is provided in this inclined portion 5 and is equipped with an outlet fitting designated generally at 6 made up of two parts or sections designated at 7 and 8. The outer section 7 is provided at its outer end with a seat 9 and inwardly of the seat has a bearing portion 10 terminating in an inturned flange 11. The section 8 has a body portion 12 fitted withinthe inner end portion of the section 7 and the outer end of this body portion 12 has integral therewith an annular web or plate 13 carrying an integral bearing 14:. The bearings 10 and 1 1 are coaxially arranged though longitudinally spaced. The two sections 7 and 8 are securely held assembled and are securely fastened to the inclined portion 5 of the top by a cbmmon seam structure designated generally at S and consisting of nesting angular flanges 15 and 16 formed on the sections 7 and 8, respectively, and int-erseamed or inter- .fitted with an angular flange 17 formed integral with the margin of the outlet opening of the inclined part 5 of thetop. It will be understood that the flanges 15, 16 and 17 are of angular form in cross section but, of course, extend angularly or for the full circumferential extent of the parts on which they are respectively formed.

In the spaced bearings 10 and 14 'of the outlet fitting, a dispensing spout 20 is slidably fitted, the spout being constructed of a piece of seamed tubing and being a.snug

working and friction fit inthe bearings 10 and 14. The ends of the spout 20 may be headed over as indicated at 21 and 22 after assembly and the bead 22 may carry a finger grip 23 which facilitates manipulation of the dispensing spout or dispensing tube.

Due to the inclination of the part 5 and to the fact that the bearings of its outlet fitting have their aXis extending at right angles to the inclined portion 5, the spout 20 is slidable along an axis inclined with respect to the plane of the main portion of the top whereby when the spout'is pulled out to dispensing position as illustrated in Figures 1 and 3, its discharge end overlies or clears the adjacent portion of the periphery of the top or of the container. As a consequence, the stream that issues from the pouring spout has all portions beyond the container and the container does not have to be tipped excessively in order to have the stream clear its upper edge when the container is full or nearly so.

I On the contrary, the stream issuing from this inclined spout may be easily directed into smaller receptacles or into other places upon slight tipping of the container.

-When the container is being shipped the spout is retracted as illustrated in Figure 2 and the container is closed by a conventional type of readily removable cap 25. Due to the fact that the spout is supported in spaced bearings of the outlet fitting it will not tend to wobble or move in an uncontrolled manner during the dispensing operation. Further,

as the spout is a snug friction fit in its bearings 10 and 14 it will remain in its extended position and the snug fit in the spaced bearings effectively precludes the escape of oil. If desired, in addition to the snug fit of the two bearings, packing may be provided as an additional precaution against the uncontrolled escape or leakage of the contents of the receptacle during dispensing. This packing 30 is conveniently confined between spaced bearingsand the packing of the out let fitting and permitting the outflow of air during the inflow of the liquid.

A handle suitably portion ofthe top facilitates handling of the container.

The organization thus described has the advantage of facilitating the dispensing of the contents of the receptacle in a well defined and controlled stream at all times and accomplishes this object upon slight tilting of the receptacle or container, when it is full connected to the main or nearly so. Furthermore, the organization 1 is such that the entire contents of the container or receptacle maybe dispensed without the receptacle becoming air bound. When the container is being shipped or when it is being stored or at-all times when its contents are not being dispensed, the dispensing spout is completely housed and protected by the container structure proper.

It is'to be understood that the top, instead of being seamed to the body of the container may be in the form of a removable closure, as, for example, of the type and structure shown in my Patent No. 1,770,892, granted July 15, 1930.

The invention claimed is:

1. A container having a top provided with 'a portion inclining outwardly and down wardly toward the periphery of the container,

an outlet fitting carried by said inclined portion and a short spout slidably fitted in said outlet fitting and having its dischargeend overlying the edge of the upper portion of the container when the spout is pulled outwardly to its dispensing position, said spout having a diameter relatively great with respect to the length of the spout and being straight and free from bends throughout its length whereby to automatically .vent the ae'mezo container through said'spout when discharging the contents of the container.

2. A container having a top provided with a portion inclining outwardly and downwardly toward the periphery of the container, an outlet fitting carried by said inclined portion and provided with spaced bearin s, and a dispensing spout slidably and frictionally fitted in said spaced bearings, said spout having a diameter relatively great with respect to the length of the spout and being straight and free from bends throughout its length whereby to automatically vent the container through said spout when discharging the contents of the container.

3. A container having a top provided with a portion inclining outwardly and downwardly toward the periphery of the container, said inclined portion having an outlet opening, an outlet fitting for said opening comprising interfitted parts formed with spaced bearings, a common seam between said interfitted parts and the marginal wall of the outlet opening and a dispensing spout slidably fitted in the spaced bearings of said outlet fitting.

4. A container having a top provided with a portion inclining outwardly and downwardly toward the periphery of the container, an outlet fitting carried by said inclined portion and a dispensing spout snugly and slidably fitted in said outlet fitting, said dispensing spout having a venting groove bridging the outlet fitting in the inner position of the spout, said groove terminating short of the inner end of the spout whereby to secure an efiective seal between the spout and the fitting in the dispensing position of the spout.

5. A container having a depressed part formed with a portion inclining outwardly and downwardly toward the periphery of the container, an outlet fitting carried by said inclined portion, a short dispensing spout slidably fitted in the outlet fitting and in its retracted position located entirely within the confines of the container structure while in its projected position, having its discharge end positioned to overlie the edge of the container, said dispensing. spout having a straight opening free from bends extending therethrough, and a closure cooperable with said fitting for sealing the container when the spout is retracted.

In witness whereof, I hereto afiix my sig nature.

ALFRED J. CHAMBERLAIN. 

